The reduction of Test, State, and Trait Anxiety by test-specific and generalized stress inoculation training

A study is described in which students anxious about speeches were treated by variations of stress inoculation training. The purpose of the experiment was to evaluate the contribution of an educational phase to the training. Three treatment groups received either the educational phase only, the skills phase only, or both. These were compared with a no-treatment control group. The education-only group was the only group to improve significantly on self-reported anxiety measured before giving a public speech. The education-only and combination group improved on self-reported self-efficacy as a speaker. All groups improved on behavioral ratings of anxiety. Discussion focuses on the apparent potency of using an educational model in the treatment of anxiety. Future research is suggested for delineating the conditions under which education is a powerful ingredient.

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“I’ve learned to look at things in a different way”: exploring patients’ perspectives on participation in physiotherapist delivered integrated stress inoculation training and exercise for acute whiplash

Disability and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1080/09638288.2021.1931480 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Alma Viviana Silva Guerrero ◽

Jenny Setchell ◽

Annick Maujean ◽

Michele Sterling

Keyword(s):

Stress Inoculation ◽

Stress Inoculation Training

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Improving the professional competency of psychiatric nurses: Results of a stress inoculation training program

Psychiatry Research ◽

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.10.057 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 270 ◽

pp. 682-687 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Omolbanin Sargazi ◽

Golnaz Foroughameri ◽

Sakineh Miri ◽

Jamileh Farokhzadian

Keyword(s):

Training Program ◽

Psychiatric Nurses ◽

Stress Inoculation ◽

Professional Competency ◽

Stress Inoculation Training

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Effects of a Brief Meditation Training on Negative Affect, Trait Anxiety and Concentrated Attention

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) ◽

10.1590/1982-43272562201513 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (62) ◽

pp. 393-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Carolina Baptista Menezes ◽

Lisiane Bizarro

Keyword(s):

Negative Affect ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Brief Interventions ◽

Positive And Negative Affect ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

Nonclinical Sample ◽

Meditation Group ◽

Affect State

AbstractMeditation has been associated with positive psychological outcomes, but few studies have investigated brief interventions. This randomized controlled pilot study assessed the effects of five days of focused meditation on positive and negative affect, state and trait anxiety, as well as concentrated attention in a nonclinical sample distributed in two groups (experimental = 14, 51.8% female, Mage= 23.9; control = 19, 62% female, Mage= 24.9). The instruments used were the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Concentrated Attention Test. The meditation group reduced negative affect and trait anxiety, and also improved correct responses on the attention test, relative to controls. These preliminary findings indicate that even short focused meditation training may help improve some psychological variables. It is discussed that the early manifestation of these benefits may be especially relevant to strengthen the motivation to continue and practice regularly.

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During Vigilance to Painful Stimuli: Slower Response Rate Related to High Trait Anxiety, whereas a Faster Response Rate is related to High State Anxiety

Journal of Neurophysiology ◽

10.1152/jn.00492.2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Timothy J Meeker ◽

Nichole M. Emerson ◽

Jui-Hong Chien ◽

Mark I. Saffer ◽

Oscar Joseph Bienvenu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Response Bias ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Response Rate ◽

Time On Task ◽

Lower Response Rate ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

High Trait ◽

High Trait Anxiety ◽

Over Time

A pathological increase in vigilance, or hypervigilance, may be related to pain intensity in some clinical pain syndromes and may result from attention bias to salient stimuli mediated by anxiety. During a continuous performance task where subjects discriminated painful target stimuli from painful nontargets, we measured detected targets (hits), nondetected targets (misses), nondetected nontargets (correct rejections), and detected nontargets (false alarms). Using signal detection theory, we calculated response bias, the tendency to endorse a stimulus as a target, and discriminability, the ability to discriminate a target from nontarget. Due to the relatively slow rate of stimulus presentation our primary hypothesis was that sustained performance would result in a more conservative response bias reflecting a lower response rate over time on task. We found a more conservative response bias with time on task and no change in discriminability. We predicted that greater state and trait anxiety would lead to a more liberal response bias. A multivariable model provided partial support for our prediction; high trait anxiety related to a more conservative response bias (lower response rate), while high state anxiety related to a more liberal bias. This inverse relationship of state and trait anxiety is consistent with reports of effects of state and trait anxiety on reaction times to threatening stimuli. In sum, we report that sustained attention to painful stimuli was associated with a decrease in the tendency of the subject to respond to any stimulus over time on task, while the ability to discriminate target from nontarget is unchanged.

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